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1953 Baltimore Colts
Record: 3-9-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 182 points (15.2/g), 11th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 350 points (29.2/g), 12th.
Differential of -168 points (-14.0/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 2.1-9.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.7/g), 3rd.
Coached by Keith Molesworth (3-9-0)
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1953 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1953 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 2 | BAL | Billy Vessels | HB | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 44 | 215 | 2 | 11 | 177 | 1 | Oklahoma | |||||
| 2 | 14 | BAL | Bernie Flowers | E | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Purdue | |||||||||||
| 3 | 26 | BAL | Buck McPhail | FB | 1 | 1953 | 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 53 | 138 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 0 | Oklahoma | |||||
| 4 | 38 | BAL | Tom Catlin | LB | 5 | 1953 | 1959 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||
| 5 | 50 | BAL | Jack Little | T | 2 | 1953 | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | Texas A&M | |||||||||||
| 6 | 62 | BAL | Jimmy Sears | DB | 5 | 1954 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 119 | 1 | 18 | 253 | 2 | USC |
| 7 | 74 | BAL | Bill Athey | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Baylor | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 86 | BAL | Jim Prewett | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 98 | BAL | Bob Blair | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | TCU | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 110 | BAL | John Cole | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arkansas | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 122 | BAL | Gene Rossi | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cincinnati | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 134 | BAL | Kaye Vaughan | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 146 | BAL | Bobby Moorhead | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Georgia Tech | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 158 | BAL | Frank Continetti | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Washington | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 170 | BAL | Buddy Sutton | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arkansas | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 182 | BAL | Jim Currin | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dayton | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 194 | BAL | George Rambour | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dartmouth | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 206 | BAL | LeRoy Labat | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | LSU | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 218 | BAL | Bill Powell | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | California | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 230 | BAL | Pete Russo | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indiana | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 242 | BAL | Frank Kirby | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bucknell | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 254 | BAL | Merlin Gish | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kansas | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | 266 | BAL | Mike Housepian | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tulane | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 278 | BAL | Monte Brethauer | DB | 2 | 1953 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 133 | 0 | Oregon | ||||||||
| 25 | 290 | BAL | Joe Szombathy | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Syracuse | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 302 | BAL | Scott Prescott | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Minnesota | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 314 | BAL | Ray Graves | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas A&M | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 326 | BAL | Joe Sabol | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | UCLA | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 338 | BAL | Jack Alessandrini | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Notre Dame | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 350 | BAL | Tom Roche | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northwestern | |||||||||||||||